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It’s finally here...

Finally, after two and a half years of delays, Digital Dentistry & Dental Technology 2022 is taking place By Joseph Allbeury again on June 3 and 4.

And let me start by saying that it’s going to be a great event once again - so if you haven’t registered, stop reading and do it immediately!

The normally annual event was last staged in September 2019, so personally, I can’t wait for it to run again.

When we created this event, it was meant to provide a comprehensive window into how digital technology is affecting the clinical and laboratory sides of dentistry. It was meant to be a fun event where delegates are offered the choice of multiple education sessions throughout the two days that allows each individual to craft a program that suits their individual requirements. Digital Dentistry & Dental Technology was also meant to celebrate the symbiotic relationship between clinic and laboratory and bring together great minds in one place to discuss the here and now as well as the future. And I must say, time and again, Digital Dentistry & Dental Technology delivers all this and more.

If you haven’t attended in the past, here’s how it works. The event this year offers you seven concurrent education streams to choose from. Six of the streams are lectures, either 45 or 90 minutes in length and the other stream offers hands-on sessions. You don’t need to commit to any stream and you can move freely between the sessions - all the rooms are close together so it’s simple to move around. There is no need to prebook any of the lectures, however, when you arrive, please visit the workshop desk and sign up for any workshops you want to do as these take limited numbers. Everything is included in the registration price - as is morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea on both days and drinks on Friday evening.

Visit www.dentaltechnology.com.au and download the program before the event and plan which sessions you want to attend - or play it by ear on the day. Whatever works for you. You will also receive a hard copy of the programme in your conference satchel.

It’s taken a huge amount of work to organise this event and I cannot thank everyone enough who has worked with us to make it possible. We have a world class line-up of local and international speakers delivering sessions that cover every hot topic in the digital space from scanning, 3D printing, milling, software, aligners and orthodontics, to implant prosthetics, digital dentures, restorative dentistry and much more. All we need now is for you to come along, relax and enjoy the program.

Thank you too to our sponsors, exhibitors and everyone else who has helped, plus everyone who has registered already, especially those who have been patiently waiting a long time for this event to occur.

So if you haven’t already, register now and see you in June! Joseph Allbeury, Editor and Publisher

Next March marks 100 years of IDS

IDS, the leading global trade fair of the dental industry is celebrating a double anniversary next year: Not only will the 40th edition of the International Dental Show be staged from 14 to 18 March 2023 in Cologne, Germany, IDS is also looking forward to its 100th birthday.

The success story of the dental world is inseparably linked with IDS, because the leading trade fair is based on a system of values that makes it unique. 100 years of IDS stands for the depiction of the industry in its entirety, for innovations and market trends, for a consistent and open comparison of performance in the sense of the

Olympic principle and last, but not least, for a leadership claim as the largest international industry platform that has been repeatedly confirmed for decades.

When the online applications kicked off in February, the centenary edition of the world’s largest trade fair for dentistry and dental technology received numerous inquiries for exhibition space from myriad companies. The first planning phase is now underway.

The success story and the anniversary of IDS are also an outstanding result for Cologne-based organiser Koelnmesse, because the

International Dental Show has now been staged at the trade fair location in Cologne for over 30 years. At the time, the Association of German

Dental Manufacturers (VDDI), decided to provide IDS with a permanent home in Cologne from 1992 onwards and to entrust

Koelnmesse with organising the trade fair. Before this, the IDS was staged in different locations by different organisers.

Cologne (Köln) is the largest city on the Rhine River and the fourth most populous city in Germany. The city’s medieval Catholic Cathedral (Kölner Dom), is a globally recognised landmark.

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